NASA
Software update goes bad - International Space Station lost and then found
Even if you have everything from Plan B all the way to Plan Z just in case the A-plan fails, you'll know that things can still go wrong.
So spare a thought for NASA flight controllers, who lost contact with the ISS for a nerve-racking three hours during a recent software update.
SSCC 100 - John McAfee, OS X malware, Swiss intel, NASA laptops and Romanian carders
Chester finally brings up his century with Chet Chat Episode 100 - the Benjamin Franklin edition!
Chet's guest in the 100th Chet Chat is Paul Ducklin.
Malware found sucking up data on new Japanese space agency rocket
Malware discovered on a Japanese space agency desktop computer has been stealing data on Epsilon - a new, AI-enabled rocket - and beaming it to controllers outside the agency. It's only the latest in a string of data-siphoning incidents that's plagued the agency.
Monday review - the hot 22 stories of the week
Here you go. All the stories we wrote in the past seven days, in case you missed anything (or just want to read them again).
NASA suffers major data breach over stolen laptop that wasn't encrypted
The space agency is now, finally, after yet another unencrypted laptop theft, scrambling to require full disk encryption agency-wide.
Gary McKinnon saved from extradition after ten year fight
Gary McKinnon, the British hacker who has been fighting a high profile campaign for ten years to avoid extradition to the United States, has had his extradition blocked by the UK government.
Gary McKinnon extradition - decision due
British hacker Gary McKinnon will find out today whether or not he will be extradited and stand trial in the United States for what was described as "the biggest military computer hack of all time".
TinKode sentenced after hacking Oracle, NASA and others to expose weak security
The infamous hacker known as TinKode has been sentenced by a Romanian court - receiving a hefty fine and a suspended prison sentence.
Mars Rover Curiosity touchdown - and you think you've got latency issues!
Curiosity has landed on Mars.
Congratulations to NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory!
NASA invites you to hack space!
Can you build an app that can determine the Earth's size? NASA is inviting all to try.
Man charged with NASA hack, on 10th anniversary of Gary McKinnon's arrest
It's ten years since British hacker Gary McKinnon was arrested, and now another hacker has been indicted for allegedly hacking into NASA computers.
TinKode arrested for suspected hack of NASA and Pentagon servers
Police believe that they may have apprehended the notorious hacker TinKode, who in the past has hacked into government and military websites, exposing their poor security.
Romanian NASA hacker gets suspended three-year sentence
A Romanian who admitted to hacking into NASA servers has received a three-year suspended prison sentence. Being tried in the US wouldn't have guaranteed jail time, so here's hoping the Obama administration wins in its pursuit of a mandatory three-year prison term for hacking critical infrastructure.
NASA hacker arrested, perhaps it is time for some defense?
A hacker in Romania has been arrested and accused of breaking into NASA and causing $500,000 in damages.
Hackers targeted US government satellites, Congressional report claims
It sounds like the stuff of James Bond - foreign hackers managing to gain unauthorised access to US satellites as they orbit 700 km above the Earth, and interfere with their controls.
But, according to a US Congressional Report, it's not fiction..
New Trojan found - this time, interesting, important and harmless!
The word Trojan has many meanings, and when it is used without qualification in headlines, it's hard to know which one is meant.
So here's some weekend polymathery for you. Enjoy. (Yes. There is a connection to computer security.)
TinKode hacks into NASA servers, posts evidence of breach online
A hacker with a history of breaking into high profile websites to expose poor security has claimed to have broken into servers belonging to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
Are your web servers properly secured?
Bad news for NASA hacker Gary McKinnon - extradition seems imminent
According to media reports, British Home Secretary Alan Johnson has rejected a last-bid attempt by Gary McKinnon's supporters to prevent his extradition to the United States. Concerns have been raised that 43-year-old McKinnon, who was arrested almost eight years ago Read more…
NASA hacker's extradition to USA delayed by British Home Office
The British Home Office has agreed to delay extradition proceedings against NASA hacker Gary McKinnon, pending a fresh consideration of the evidence, focusing on his medical condition. McKinnon's lawyer, Karen Todner, is quoted as saying: "We do take some hope Read more…
Hacker Gary McKinnon fails to have his case heard in front of UK Supreme Court
Yesterday, as I was returning from a vacation in Istanbul (I'll leave stories of my close encounter with a bellydancer and a bout of food poisoning - hopefully unrelated - to another time), I heard of the latest sadly predictable Read more…
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